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The silent epidemic in Australia’s universities
Unhealthy behaviour among university students, leading to poor mental health, shortens their life span and increases their chance of an untimely death. Of particular concern, during this period, is that data indicates university students are five times more likely to be diagnosed with a mental health disorder, compared to the general public. They also fail to meet recommended physical activity guidelines (of 60 minutes of exercise a day), and are increasingly sedentary.
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Hi Wayne,
Loved this article. Universities use to cater for students with disabilities and run health and fitness programs for them. They have been excluded from this article and I do wonder if they are more at risk of developing both general and mental health issues than students without disabilities. It is hard enough for them with the extra effort they have to put in to their daily routine, washing, dressing, packing , driving, parking, etc before they even start their day at university and the effort continues during their day and after. Food shopping, cooking, cleaning, studying etc. I notice a great many universities support scholarships for students that are ATSI or CALD but none for students at either undergraduate or post graduate level. Why is this?